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Show EXCELLENT WAY OF READING Do Not Hopo to Get at Author's Meaning Mean-ing Without Getting at Intention of Hlo Words. "When you como to a good book, you must nsk yourself: 'Am 1 Inclined In-clined to work as an Australian miner would? Aro my pickaxes and shovels in good order, and am 1 In good trim mysolf, my alcoves well up to tho olbow, and my breath good, and my temper? And, keeping tho figure a littlo longer, oven at cost of tiresome ness, for It Is a thoroughly useful one, tho motnl you aro In Bcnrch ot being tho author's mind ana meaning, hla words nro aa tho rock which you havo to crush and smelt In order to got at It. And your pickaxes aro your own caro, wit and learning; your Bmeltlng furnace fur-nace Is your own thoughtful soul. Do not hopo to get nt any good author's meaning without thoaa tools nnd that flro; often you will need sharpest, finest chiseling, nnd patlontest fusing, boforo you can gather ono grain of tho motal." John Ruskln, In "Scsarao nnd Lilies." |